Baths – closets – sinks – and spittoons – Seat
Patent
1992-02-07
1994-04-19
Phillips, Charles E.
Baths, closets, sinks, and spittoons
Seat
A47K 1326
Patent
active
053034295
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention refers to a connector assembly for providing a rapid attachment of a toilet seat and toilet cover to a toilet bowl without requirement of any tools.
The prior art (CH-PS 391,321; CH-PS 338,005; CH-PS 484,779, FR-PS 1,036,070; U.S. Pat. No. 2,913,735; DE-OS 2,400,663; DE-OS 3,035,499; DE-GM 1,968,479; FR-PS 1,000,024; U.S. Pat. No. 2,235,913; DE-AS 2,700,663; GB-PS 1,248,399; GB-PS 1,203,099) generally fails to disclose a toilet seat with or without cover, which can be rapidly removed (within 1.0 second) from the toilet bowl without any adapter elements, clamping devices or similar elements remaining on the bowl. The prior art generally refers to special seats requiring such adapted mounting elements with corresponding counterpart which remain attached to the toilet bowl when the seat is exchanged. Moreover, a user is expected to cope with a threading method which requires three hands (finding the hole on each side and at the same time inserting and holding the toilet seat/cover combination); this inconvenience has so far denied all previous proposals success on the market. The mounting holes on the toilet bowl provided for attachment of the seat/cover unit are provided with adapters which may include further mechanical elements so that these areas cannot be kept free of germs and have concealed or visible deposits of urinary calculus which require the application of chemical products to eliminate odors. The optical appearance does not give an aesthetic impression.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved connector assembly obviating the afore-stated drawbacks.
This object is attained in accordance with the present invention in that this rapid connector assembly can replace the existing holding or guiding arbors in any existing toilet seat. After removing the screw connection--usually two nuts with corresponding threaded rods--the toilet seat and cover are separated. In order to eliminate the problems involved in threading unwieldy parts into position, the present invention proposes to push a fixed holding arbor at one side diagonally to the imaginary axis through the mounting bores in the toilet seat and cover. This fixed holding arbor projects from the mounting bore in the toilet seat far enough to allow the cover with its blind bore to be mounted on the projecting spherical stub so that it can also be swivelled. The spring-loaded holding arbor is pushed into the mounting which is thus positioned flush with the mounting bores in the toilet seat and cover. The holding arbor automatically slides into the bearing of toilet seat and cover. This process can be carried out once only as the connector assembly can, but need not, remain on the seat and cover.
The connector assembly includes a base plate from which two tie rods with corresponding clamping elements project. These two projecting elements are inserted into the mounting holes of the toilet bowl. Any differences in the distance between the mounting holes in the toilet bowl can be compensated by shifting eccentric levers which are slidably mounted in a grip element and clamping elements which are connected via engagement pins to the eccentric levers.
With the connector assembly according to the present invention, the permanently connected seat/cover unit can be inserted in the mounting holes of the toilet bowl and fixedly secured by downwardly pressing the eccentric lever to effect a volume change of the clamping elements of rubber i.e. the change from length reduction to circumferential expansion results in an excellent clamping action in the mounting holes of the toilet bowl. The insertion of the connector assembly in the mounting holes of the toilet bowl and the actuation of the eccentric levers can be carried out within 0.5 seconds. By moving the eccentric levers upwards via the grip element, the clamping rubbers return to their slim cylindrical shape, allowing the toilet seat/cover combination to be removed in even less time. It is of course possibl
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